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BSO percussionist Brian Prechtl

By Greg Mulligan Brian Prechtl has been a member of the percussion section of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra since 2003 as well as a leader, teacher and mentor with the BSO’s outreach program OrchKids since 2008. The OrchKids program serves over a thousand kids in six schools located in…

Posted on March 10, 2016 by dpcoombs

BSO Musicians Perform at the Pratt Library at Penn North

On Monday, March 14th, 13 BSO musicians performed Handel's Water Music at the Penn North branch of the Enoch Pratt Library. This is the first of three informal concerts. The epicenter of last year's unrest was at the location of this library. The CVS across the street that was vandalized is…

Posted on March 8, 2016 by dpcoombs

Four Fiddlers

Four Fiddlers Mark 25 Years with the BSO by Ellen Pendleton Troyer Over the course of four days in late 1990, the BSO violin audition committee, comprised of 10 players plus music director David Zinman, heard nearly 100 violinists. The goal was to fill four violin section openings. After three…

Posted on March 6, 2016 by dpcoombs

Christmas Stockings for the Homeless

By Brian Prechtl This past holiday season, BSO musicians participated in an initiative mounted by students at the University of Maryland School of Nursing to reach out to homeless people in the surrounding area. Naomi Prechtl, one of those students, is my daughter. When asked how this project came to fruition,…

Posted on February 10, 2016 by dpcoombs

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Posted on January 16, 2016 by dpcoombs